Enjoy this blog written by Tom!

Another classic camping moment comes from two fathers of the respective families, my dad and Adam. Each time we go camping, once in May and once in July, the men (I’m happy to be included in that category) go to the pub for a pint and we get meat for a braai. The women often go charity shopping together on another day for clothes or mediocre board games that only get played once a year. 

On this occasion, I was able to drive the car for the first time, so I was naturally allocated the role of the designated driver! We parked up after some great driving (given the car was quaking under the weight of myself and the 3 large men it was holding) and went to the butcher; browsed for the meat we wanted and we got it using the great discount for those camping at the place we were at. We then headed to the pub. It had a great garden seating area, and the sun was shining bright so we were almost fighting for shade under the giant parasol that was above the table. Due to my being the designated driver, the other guys had a little extra to drink, which was, after later evaluation, likely the reason for this story being told. 

We got back to the camp site, and sat down to eat some really well-cooked meat! We were discussing how our dads are old, and can’t do anything. Unexpectedly, our dad got up and said that he can still do a headstand which he then demonstrated. Surprisingly well. He even managed to spread his legs in the air.

At this, Adam, filled with excitement, said that when he was 14, he could dive-roll really high and said that he would demonstrate. It was at this point that the cameras came out. The videos should be linked below. My dad resumed his position and Adam began his “run-up”. He had recently had a knee operation and is not the most athletic person to begin with, so this was more of a limped waddle leading to a collision and the two rolling on the floor in pained laughter. This story is great, because it’s one of the stories where there are multiple videos to look back on. At every mention of it since, Adam has remained convinced that he could do it if he tried again and I’m eagerly awaiting the time they try again.